>> welcome to al jazeera america. let's take a look at the stories we are following for you. >> now, the really hard part begins. and that is the effort to get the comprehensive agreement. >> looking ahead, john kerry on making the nuclear deal with iran work election day for hondurans casting votes for change. tribal leaders urge afghanist afghanistan's president to allow thousands of troops to stay in the country. taking action against new york's stop and frisk policy by teaching people rights.

secretary of state john kerry defending a deal made with iran over the nuclear program. israel and several u.s. lawmakers are complaining they will move forward. a victory for floamacy. today, bad diplomacy opened up a new path toward a word that is more security. a future in which we can verify iran's nuclear program is peaceful and that it cannot build a nuclear weapon. >> write house correspondent mi mike viqueira has more on reaction from washington. >> in genervgeneva, the preside emphasizing this is a first step toward a simple goal ensuring iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon. they are concerned that iran with its current program is on the path toward doing just that,

a so-called breakout going from a civilian oriented nuclear program that can produce domestic energy to a program that can produce a nuclear weapon. no one wants to see that happen and that is what the president has emphasized saying no options are off of the table but for now iran has the 5% threshold or below over which it starts to creep into to dilute to neutralize that no sent tro fuses. they are saying they should be destroyed interim or no interim deal. this is a concern with three facilities. one is a place called iraq, a

heavy water facility with the potential to turn around and create plutonium, another we hope's great material. to verify all of this is taking place. john kerry spoke about that this morning. now, the hard part begins. >> that's the effort to get the comprehensive agreement which will require enormous steps in terms of verification for transparency and accountability. we know this we will start to continue the efforts out of geneva. that was mike viqueira reporting from washington. let's talk more about israel reaction to this. they are deannouncementsing the

deal. he is saying iran will continue posing a threat to his country. >> there was no celebration addressing capnet and condemning the deal in the strongest of terms. >> what was reached last night in geneva is not a historic agreement. it's a historic mistake. today, the world became a much more dangerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world made a significant step in obtaining the most dangerous weapons in the world. >> the exact opposite had been argued in geneva when the deal was reached in the early hours of the morning. negotiators insisting it offered the promise of peace, not threat. >> it will ma i can our partners in the region safer. it will make our ally, israel, safer. >> it is important that all of

us see the opportunity to end an unnecessary crisis and open new horizons. based on respect for the rights of iranian people, and removal of any doubts about the exclusively peaceful nature of iran's program. >> all parties insist this deal is a first step in a process i hope intended to build trust. it's a phase that will last for six months after which the question of sanctions will once again be reviewed. >> the mood in israel, that is six months too long. mike hannah, al jazeera in west jer use let me. >> iran's president and spiritual leader have responded positively to this deal.

world powers have recognized rights. innately enjoys this right and this right has been granted to all of the signatories by the mpt. >> some iranians say they had hoped for greater sanction relief. al jazeera reports from tehran. >> the reaction from iran is probably a little bit different to what many people expected. most iranians seem a little bit unhappy about this deal in terms of the contents we are getting, sanctions, sufrex relief is limited. it's just the first step. the united states and the powers involved in these negotiations will offer according to this agreement somewhere around $7,000,000,000 in frozen iranian assets. consider that iran has around $100 in frozen assets, lost around $80,000,000,000.

in oil revenue, this $7,000,000,000 is a very, very small amount money and small change according to iranians. the president is happy, the iranian government seems pleased. even the supreme leader has given approval. this final deal the most important word here in iran, what the supreme leader says and that might go some way in appeasing hard liners who are critical of negotiating with the p 5 plus 1 powers. it's the first step still six months to see what will finally, e vent wait. >> from london, a former iranian diplomate, did you think that the international community and iran would ever arrive at this point? >> well, i think everybody hoped that they would and the signs did not look good, did not look

very good. but one of the key factors that everybody had sort of placed their hopes on was that the new administrati under mr. rouhani move in this direction. i think those optimistic assessments have now been met to a certain extent. >> what does this realistically mean for iran for the people of iran? >> it offers the people of iran a chance to move away from the terrible situation that their government had gotten them in to. it offers them a chance to come clear and if a comprehensive agreement is reached in the next six months for the majority of the sanctions to be removed for the iran to be reintegrated into the international economy as well as the international community and for people to have

a chance to grow and things like that. and prevent the economic meltdown which everybody is witnessing at this time. >> so, if that happens, if iran is brought back more into the international community and not so isolated, what does that mean for the rest of the region? >> well, i think what it means is it all depends, of course, we are talking about iran being reintegrated into the international community on the basis of the kind of approach that this new government has made the first step of which has been this interim agreement. this is a complete departure from the kind of diplomacy or the language which was used by the previous ahmadinejad government. with the regional powers to remove, you might say, tension to moved in to the direction of assuring regional powers that

iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapons program, obviously, the chances for security and stability will be enhance did. you have to bear in mind that the nuclear issue is one of many issues that concerns regional powers regarding their status vis-a-vis iran, and if headway is made on this, there might be a chance for people to feel positive and optimistic about working out a solution to other existing tensions. so, it is a good sign if it is continued and if iran is sort of remains faithful to the kind of commitment that it headache making today. >> there are certain bench marks that have to be met. there are critics that say this is not ax septemberable. among them, of course, benjamin netanyahu says this is not enou enough, and there are critics here notice united states who say this does not go far enough. what do you say to those

critics? >> well, i think that, you know, the point is that they have been in wanting to go far enough, you have to make a start. this is the start. this is not the end of the journey. this is only an interim agreement and everybody is working towards a comprehensive agreement. any comprehensive agreement has to have a start like this. the iranian government is moving in the direction of trying to prove to the international community at this stage, having been forced to have to say they are not doing this willingley but with their backs against the wall, with no options, they are moving in a direction of demonstrating that they are not pursuing a nuclear weapons program. if that is demonstrated, i don't think there is anything for the israelis to have to worry about or for anybody else for that matter in the region. >> thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> a crucial week for the u.s. and afghanistan relations after

four days of debate. more than two 2000 afghan elders are backing a deal to keep u.s. boots on the ground beyond 2014. the country's president said he needs more time al jazeera jane ferguson reports. >> scandal and argument continue to surround afghanistan's decision makers. a gathering of representatives in the capital is expected to decide on sunday if it will approve a security agreement with the u.s. president ham arrested cars i'd is sticking to his position. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential e lex next year. >> karzi doesn't have the right to say these words i am saying this is a big mistake he is making because whatever we want from them and whatever karzi wants from them, it has been accepted. he wants to delay the agreement. this is not for the benefit of afghanistan. this is in the detram of afghanistan. >> in bids markets of the

capitol, people are also worried about their future if the agreement isn't signed. >> the pakistanis lou can we make a living here? this should be support so we can make our report. they point out the country should come first. >> even if karzai sacrifices, we should do a historic thing in which afghanistan and its borders and army are stronger. he should sign it. we are ready to sacrifice. he, too, should sacrifice himself and think about the interests of our country. there have been protests in some areas against the agreement. university students in jalalabad

beat an he haeffigee of barack antibes and sent a message we don't want any in our land. we want invaders to withdraw from our country soonest without any conditions. we recognize whoever signs this agreement as a national traitor. >> the coming days will surely bring more news of diplomatic argument and debate to these people. so they must wait to he what decisions are being made on their behalf. decisions that could change the future of their country. jane ferguson, kabul, afghanistan. >> in tie lands, protesters rallied at the capitol. they are calling for the prime minister to be removed from. around 100,000 people are expected in a day-long peaceful protest. ukrainians took to the streets as well. they were protesting a government decision to scrap a

at any rate treed e. some say they buckled under pressure from moscow. they wanto ukraine to join a customs union and has threatened to retaliate as it went ahead with the eu deal. >> voters in hon dueras elect a new president today. the wife of the president deposed in a coup in 2009, whoever wins takes charge of one of latin america's weakests economies and highest crime rates. adam rainey is in hon dueras with more on today's voting. >> we have seen a healthy turnout. some say it may be a record turnout. we have been at rallies for the last week or so where there is a lot of energy, a lot of people coming to the rallies saying they are excited. we are talking about people who sometimes are paid to go to rallies, too. it's always really tough to know if this is a popular kind of movement or if these parties are orchestrating these movements for the cameras.

people want change this is the most contested election since the coup. a lot of people sat out. they didn't trust the process. there is secretcism. people want to express their votes. they have hope that some say yoon, it will be a better function in democracy. they are concerned that the people counting this vote may not do it in a fair and transparent way. we will look after the results come in on sunday. on monday, it's unclear when those will be made public if people trust those results or start to cry foul. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a controversial stop and frick law. how one man is confronts that policy through education.

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welcome back. one new york resident says after being subjected to the city's controversial stop and frisk policy twice, he is taking action. kay lansford catches up with him and explores the wider issue of stop and frisk that awaits the new mayor, bill di blaz yes. >> for days, he said he felt powerless. >> they jumped out of the car u four large officers and were yelling and they were like get on the wall and it just, to me, was very bizarre experience because i hadn't done anything. they said if i didn't have id or didn't produce it i would go to

jail. they said the next time a cop tells you to do something, you better do it. i remember those words ringing in my ears. >> tory said police let him go after he showed them his id. the experience changed him. >> i felt frustrated. i was angry. yes really know what to do. i had all of this pent-up frustration that was sitting inside i thought the best way to do something was to get involved in my community. >> he started teaching to young people. they asked us not to show faces. >> you have to take control by asking asking: am i being stopped? am i being arrested. >> the stop and frisk policy allows officers to question and search a person the officer believes has committed a crime or is about to commit a crime. the nypd says the policy has helped prevent crime and save lives. >> more than half a million people were stopped and frisked

in 2012, but according to the new york civil liberties union only one in 10 was summoned to court. the rest were released. >> this public school classroom shows the experience is nothing new. >> a show of hands. who in this room, who in this room has ever been stopped by police officers? >> it happened to me in my freshman year because when i came to the school, we used to have half days. we used to get out early. i was stopped and they searched my book bag. i didn't know what to do at that time. it was my first time. i was like why are they doing this? >> jal ill's workshop talks about how to stand up for their rights without making it worse. stating clearly, look, officer, i understand you are asking questions. i have id but i don't consent to you searching. i don't consent to you questioning me. what you are doing is you are letting them know there is a limit to how far this is going to go. >> jalil says when he asserted

rights, police have let him go on his way. how long the stop and frisk policy will last is unclear. this summer, a federal judge ruled the policy unconstitutional. an appeals panel later suspended the ruling. for now, the policy remains in force on new york city streets. kaelyn forde, al jazeera, new york. >> a very tricky travel day across portions of the central plains from n, also on into! and down into texas. we have a winter storm warning in effect. heavy snow falling down across oklahoma city, all the way down into northern portions of texas and certainly back into albuquerque, n. four to 8 inches expected along i-20. now, this is the system that's going to make its way into the northeast as we track into the next several days. you see the area here in the

yellow, that's the upper level system. upper level low east slowly over the next couple of days as it pushes into warmer air across the southeast. it will switch into rain. as we track into really early next week, monday, tuesday, on wednesday as well, that area of low pressure is going to continue to push towards the east and it's going to team up with an area of low pressure pushing in out of canada. as a result, look at wednesday. this is what we are looking at. heavy rain along the coastline from boston into banger, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., all i-95 territory, but we are also going to have to deal with some snow with this system because it's going to have very cold air in place across much of the northeast. where are we looking to see the snow? certainly, across i-90. across portions of syracuse back into buffalo into ohio and the villages along is-81. it will be tricky on wednesdays. let me tell you why.

look at temperatures on wednesday across the northeast. 40s, looking at 50s once you make your way into theea southeast. that's the reason it's rain. critical time when everyone is traveling, on wednesday night, high temperatures after a full day of heavy rain, going to drop down to 28. we all know freezing is at 32. black ice he expected on the roadways. that's the story along i-35 as you make your way further towards the north as we track on into thursday. it's going to be chilly across much of the country. we have rain and snow on the way to the east coast. we will keep you posted as we learn more. back to you. >> jalil, thank you. it's a given that the boss makes more than you do. right? makes more than i do. the question is: how much more? some answers coming up on al jazeera america.

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>> welcome back al jazeera. i am richelle carry. here are today's headlines. an important first step as president obama is calling the

deal to limit iran's cape abilities. the deal was reached last night in january eva. hamid ckarzai. a military coup in 2009. ceo pay is a controversial issue. it would limit executive pay to 12 times the company's lowest paid worker. that initiative appears to have failed. in the united states, the ratios are wider. randall pinkton says the numbers are older. a rising tide lifts all boats. everyone working for these companies are reaping the benefits. right? not exactly. >> leaders ceo's salaries have skyrocketed more than 725% from

1978 to 2011. the average american worker's compensation barely moves inching up over 5% during the same period. rick wartsman, an expert says widening pay disparities hurt employee moral. they get angry. at disproportionat amount. home in their pockets and not distributing it to all of those who have helped the company achieve goals. >> in switzerland, a ref made,um proposes limiting corporate pay to 12 times the salaries of the lowest paid workers. if someone tried that idea in america, it they would have to close an ocean. here is an example of ceo salaries from last year. j. c. pennies remained in $53 million for their ceo. 1,795 times more than the 29,688

dollar average wage of j. c. penney s. 23,000,150 while the average worker earned about 22,000 that's 1,34 to 1 mcdonald's ceo received a package of 13.8 million. the average employee, 22,000 a year. a ratio of 627 to 1. at general electric, 491 times more than his average worker. at xerox, a lower ratio 255 to 1. some corporations justify ceos as a reward for boosting the value of shareholder stock. >> there began an effort for stock options and other means to the corporation's financial performance. this has unfortunately created a short-term mindset where

managers have come to manage for the health of the enterprise the gap wasn't always so vast. for much of the last century, the ratio was fairly consistent. early '80s, workers began falling farther and farther behind 20 times more than workers. in 1980, the ratio was 42 to 1. 20 years later, corporate were taking home 20 times more. today, ceos earn on average, 204 times more workers. there is no sign the ratio may be improving. the federal government orders corporations to report the difference between what bosses earn and what they pay their workers. randall pinkston, al jazeera. thank you for watching al jazeera real money, weekend is next. updates throughout the day, go to our website, aljazeera.com.

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